Nice write-up, Brent, of a truly sad announcement.

Peter

On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 8:19 AM Tarter, Brent <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I learned of the death Thursday, 20 September 2018, of E. Lee Shepard, who
> retired last year after a long career at the Virginia Historical Society.
> All I know is that Lee had a rare heart condition that from time to time
> gave him trouble. I found no death notice in the Friday Richmond newspaper.
> When we have something else to post we will.
>
> Every student of Virginia's history has profited from the work Lee did as
> curator of manuscripts, archivist, and vice president for collections at
> the Historical Society. If you didn't know him personally, you will have
> seen the results of his work in the substance of scores of books and
> journal articles that built on his collecting manuscripts, books, and other
> primary resources for all aspects of Virginia's history. If you did know
> Lee personally, you had the pleasure of knowing one of the nicest of men.
>
> Brent Tarter
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